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Donald Haines is a Actor American born on 9 may 1919 at Seward County (USA)
Donald Haines (May 9, 1919 – February 20, 1943) was an American child actor who had recurring appearances in the Our Gang short subjects series from 1930 to 1933. He appeared in Our Gang during the early sound days along with Norman "Chubby" Chaney, Allen "Farina" Hoskins, Jackie Cooper, Matthew "Stymie" Beard, Bobby "Wheezer" Hutchins, and Dorothy DeBorba.
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Flying Wild (1941)
, 1h4Genres Drama, Thriller, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Action
Themes Transport films, Aviation films
Actors Leo Gorcey, David Gorcey, Bobby Jordan, Joan Barclay, Ernie Morrison, Dave O'Brien
Roles Skinny
Rating54%
While pals Skinny (Donald Haines), Danny Graham (Bobby Jordan), Peewee (David Gorcey), Algy Reynolds (Eugene Francis), and Scruno (Sunshine Sammy Morrison) all work at the Reynolds Aviation Company, which is run by Algy's father (Herbert Rawlinson), Muggs (Leo Gorcey), the only one of the kids who refuses to work, spends his time flirting with an ambulance nurse named Helen (Joan Barclay). Helen, though, is in love with her test pilot boyfriend Tom (Dave O'Brien).
Spooks Run Wild (1941)
, 1h5Directed by Phil Rosen
Genres Comedy, Horror comedy, Horror
Themes Ghost films, Comedy horror films
Actors Bela Lugosi, Leo Gorcey, Huntz Hall, Bobby Jordan, Ernie Morrison, David Gorcey
Roles Skinny
Rating53%
Members of the New York City East Side boys club--leader Muggs (Leo Gorcey), Danny (Bobby Jordan), Glimpy (Huntz Hall), Scruno(Sunshine Sammy Morrison), Skinny (Donald Haines), and Peewee (David Gorcey)--reluctantly board a bus bound for summer camp.
Bowery Blitzkrieg (1941)
, 1h2Directed by Wallace Fox
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Crime
Themes Sports films, Martial arts films, Boxing films
Actors Leo Gorcey, Bobby Jordan, Huntz Hall, Donald Haines, Ernie Morrison, David Gorcey
Roles Skinny, red-haired kid
Rating60%
Two police officers patrolling the streets of New York City's Bowery discuss the lamentable fact that most of the young boys in the neighborhood will turn to crime and end up in jail. One exception, they agree, is Danny Breslin (Bobby Jordan), a young boxer who is studying economics and destined for success. While Danny's future looks bright, the future of his former best friend, Muggs McGinnis (Leo Gorcey), appears to hold little more than troubles with the law and juvenile probation. One day, when Danny learns that Muggs has been speaking poorly of his schoolteacher sister Mary (Charlotte Henry), he marches over to Clancy's Pool Hall, their favorite neighborhood haunt, and punches Muggs. The fight eventually turns into a pool hall riot, which results in Muggs's arrest. Officer Tom Brady (Warren Hull), Mary's sweetheart, believes that many of the boys can be reformed, and when he learns that Muggs has been involved in another fight, he tries to enlist Danny's help in determining the reason behind Muggs' propensity to fight. Danny surprises his mother, sister and Tom when he violently protests Tom's request, saying that he hates "coppers," and vows never to return to the police gym for his boxing practice. While Tom lays plans to reform Muggs by entering him as a fighter in the upcoming Golden Glove Tournament, Danny unwittingly gets involved with notorious thug Monk Martin (Bobby Stone). Unknown to Danny, Monk has used him to drive his getaway car in a grocery store holdup. After paying Danny for his "services," Monk manages to persuade him to quit school and join his racket. Meanwhile, Muggs, having made great strides at the Whitney reform school, goes to live with Tom and his mother (Martha Wentworth), much to the dismay of Mary, who promptly breaks off her relationship with Tom. Muggs eventually wins the respect of the entire neighborhood and earns the police department's sponsorship of his fight in the Golden Glove Tournament. So completely has Muggs given up his delinquent ways that he curses Monk when the racketeer offers him $1,000 to take a fall in the tournament fight. Later, after overhearing Tom's mother blaming his arrival for the break-up of Tom and Mary's relationship, Muggs becomes despondent and decides to move out. Just before the fight, crooked fight promoter Slats Morrison (Eddie Foster) plants the intended bribery money in Muggs's gear and tries to frame him. Danny, meanwhile, is wounded by Tom as he and Monk are caught fleeing from a robbery. Hospitalized and in desperate need of blood, Danny's life hangs in the balance until Muggs volunteers his blood and saves his best friend. Mary has a change of heart and returns to Tom, and Tom announces that Monk made a full confession before dying. Danny's family gathers around a radio and listens with pride as Muggs knocks out his opponent at the tournament. Following the fight, Slats and his boss Dorgan are arrested, and Tom and Mary look forward to their wedding.
Boys of the City (1940)
, 1h8Directed by Joseph H. Lewis
Genres Thriller, Comedy
Themes Ghost films
Actors Bobby Jordan, Leo Gorcey, Hal E. Chester, Frankie Burke, Ernie Morrison, Donald Haines
Roles Peewee
Rating56%
To escape the heat of the city and a court sentence for malicious mischief, the East Side kids agree to visit a summer camp in the Adirondacks. En route, their car breaks down and they are reluctantly given accommodations in the home of Judge Malcolm Parker (Forrest Taylor). The Judge, under indictment for bribery, has much to fear. His life, as well as that of his niece Louise (Inna Gest) has been threatened by a gang of racketeers; his companion, Giles (Dennis Moore), has accused him of embezzling Louise's fortune; and his sinister housekeeper, Agnes, blames him for the death of her mistress, Leonora. The Judge's fears are compounded when he meets Knuckles Dolan (Dave O'Brien), the boys' guardian, whom he had unjustly sentenced to death, only to have his verdict reversed and Knuckles exonerated. Later that night, when Louise is kidnapped and the Judge found strangled, Giles and Simp (Vince Barnett), the Judge's bodyguard, accuse Knuckles of the murder, but the boys capture Simp and Giles and determine to find the murderer themselves. Muggs (Leo Gorcey) and Danny (Bobby Jordan) discover a secret panel in the library wall and enter a passage where they find Louise's unconscious body and glimpse the figure of a fleeing man. Knuckles captures the man, who identifies himself as Jim Harrison (Alden 'Stephen' Chase) of the district attorney's office. Amid the confusion, the real killer takes Louise captive, but the boys track him down and unmask Simp. Harrison then identifies the bodyguard as the triggerman seeking revenge on the Judge. With the crime solved, the boys can finally leave for their summer camp.
East Side Kids (1940)
, 1h2Directed by Robert Hill
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Comedy
Actors Leon Ames, Dennis Moore, Hal E. Chester, Frankie Burke, Sonny Muslim, Abby Rakic-Platt
Roles PeeWee
Rating55%
Police officer Pat O'Day (Leon Ames), a former child of the tenements, tries to reform a gang of street kids by involving them in a boys' police club. When club member Danny Dolan (Harris Berger)'s brother Knuckles (Dave O'Brien) is sentenced to death row for killing a treasury agent, Pat vows to help Danny clear his brother, whom he believes is innocent, but before he can begin his investigation, the police commissioner demotes him to walking a beat. Meanwhile, a counterfeiting ring composed of Mileaway Harris(Dennis Moore), a former tenement kid, Morris, and his girl friend May (Maxine Leslie) sets up shop in shopkeeper's Schmidt (Ted Adams)'s, basement. Feeling threatened by Pat, Morris schemes to discredit the policeman by posing as a businessman who wants to hire Pat's boys to distribute advertising leaflets. Unknown to Pat, Morris places bogus five dollar bills in the pay envelopes, and when the boys are caught passing fake money, Pat is implicated in the counterfeiting scheme. To prove his innocence, Pat takes to the streets, and Danny, still unaware of Morris' involvement in the counterfeiting ring, agrees to deliver a suitcase for him to May. A policeman follows Danny to May's apartment, where they are greeted by Mileaway, who kills the policeman and takes Danny hostage. As they drive across town, Danny learns that it was Mileaway who killed the treasury agent and framed Knuckles. Pat tracks down Mileaway's car, and in the ensuing chase, Mileaway escapes and kills Schmidt. Pat and the kids chase Mileaway to a rooftop, where Dutch (Hal E. Chester), Danny's friend, struggles with Mileaway. When they both fall to the sidewalk, Dutch is killed; but Mileaway lives to confess to the agent's murder, and all ends happily as both Knuckles and Pat are exonerated.
Melody Ranch (1940)
, 1h24Directed by Sol C. Siegel, Joseph Santley, F. Hugh Herbert
Origin USA
Genres Western
Actors Gene Autry, Jimmy Durante, Ann Miller, Barton MacLane, Jerome Cowan, George "Gabby" Hayes
Roles Callboy
Rating61%
Gene Autry (Gene Autry) returns to his hometown of Torpedo as guest of honor at the Frontier Days Celebration, where he meets his childhood enemies, the Wildhack brothers—Mark (Barton MacLane), Jasper (Joe Sawyer), and Bud (Horace McMahon)—who are now local gangsters. The Wildhacks own a saloon next door to the school, and when their shooting and brawling endangers the safety of the children, Gene protests and threatens to expose them during his next radio broadcast. The Wildhacks stop the broadcast and beat Gene up.
Pride of the Bowery (1940)
, 1h8Directed by Joseph H. Lewis
Genres Drama, Comedy, Action, Adventure
Actors Leo Gorcey, Bobby Jordan, Ernie Morrison, Mary Ainslee, Donald Haines, David Gorcey
Roles Skinny
Rating59%
When Muggs (Leo Gorcey) refuses to train for the Golden Gloves match unless he has his own private camp in the country, Danny (Bobby Jordan) placates his pal by enlisting members of the Vassey Street Boys' Club in the Civilian Conservation Corps. Arriving at the camp, Muggs refuses to accept the authority of Allen (Kenneth Howell), the leader of the boys, and treats the facility as if it was his own private property. Later, Muggs has a chance to demonstrate his true nature when he risks his own life to save Al from being crushed by a falling tree. The camp captain praises Muggs for his courage, and as a reward, Muggs requests a boxing match with Al. Norton (Carelton Young), a small time boxing promoter, comes to watch the fight, which ends in a draw. Furious at the outcome, Muggs refuses to shake his opponent's hand, an act which earns the enmity of the other boys. When the captain (Kenneth Harlan) fails to remove the chip from Muggs' shoulder, his daughter, Elaine (Mary Ainslee), tries to reform him through kindness. Meanwhile, Willie (Bobby Stone), one of the boys, steals one hundred dollars from the camp cash box and confides to Muggs that he needed the money for his poor aunt. To get the money back for Willie, Muggs has Norton arrange a fight, and although he takes a beating in the ring, Muggs earns the one hundred dollars. While returning the money to the cash box, Muggs is caught and accused of theft. He refuses to inform on Willie, though and instead runs away. Danny then forces the truth from Willie, thus proving Muggs' true sportsmanship.
That Gang of Mine (1940)
, 1h2Directed by Joseph H. Lewis
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy
Actors Leo Gorcey, Bobby Jordan, Ernie Morrison, David Gorcey, Donald Haines, Clarence Muse
Roles Skinny
Rating58%
Old horseman Ben (Clarence Muse) brings his beloved thoroughbred Bluenight to New York from Kentucky in hopes of developing him into a championship racer. Because the old man is down on his luck, the East Side boys offer to provide a makeshift quarters for Bluenight, and Algy Wilkes (Eugene Francis) persuades his father (Milton Kibbee) to put up the entrance fee for the horse. Muggs Maloney (Leo Gorcey), an aspiring but untested jockey, rides Bluenight in the race, but loses his nerve on the track, causing Bluenight to trail in the field. Seated in the stands is Morgan (Forrest Taylor), a respected trainer, who recognizes the horse's ability and urges Mr. Wilkes to race the horse with an experienced jockey. However, Muggs insists upon doing the riding, and his pals induce Mr. Wilkes to give him another chance. Complications arise the night before the race when Nick (Wilbur Mack), a crooked bookie, tries to sabotage Bluenight. The boys discover the plot and save the horse, but the next day, Muggs realizes that he cannot guide the horse to victory. With the use of his fists, he convinces jockey Jimmy Sullivan (Nick Wall) to take his place, and Bluenight finishes the race the winner.
Never Say Die (1939)
, 1h22Directed by Elliott Nugent
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Romantic comedy
Themes Théâtre, Films based on plays
Actors Martha Raye, Bob Hope, Andy Devine, Alan Mowbray, Gale Sondergaard, Sig Ruman
Roles Julius - Bellhop
Rating67%
When test results get mixed up, multi-millionaire hypochondriac John Kidley (Bob Hope) is told that he only has a month to live. He dumps his fiancee, Juno Marko (Gale Sondergaard), and heads for the Swiss spa of Bad Gaswasser, where he meets a young Texas heiress, Mickey Hawkins (Martha Raye).
Sergeant Madden (1939)
, 1h20Directed by Josef von Sternberg
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Crime
Actors Wallace Beery, Alan Curtis, Tom Brown, Laraine Day, Fay Holden, Marc Lawrence
Roles Milton
Rating60%
Le fils d'un shérif essaye de suivre les traces de son père, mais est tellement violent qu'il se retrouve hors-la-loi.
On Your Toes (1939)
, 1h34Directed by Ray Enright, Byron Haskin, Jesse Hibbs
Genres Comedy, Musical theatre, Musical
Themes Films about music and musicians, Musical films, Films based on plays
Actors Vera Zorina, Eddie Albert, Alan Hale, Frank McHugh, James Gleason, Leonid Kinskey
Roles Elevator Operator
Rating56%
Boys Town (1938)
, 1h36Directed by Norman Taurog
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Biography
Themes Films about children, Films about religion, L'enfance marginalisée
Actors Spencer Tracy, Mickey Rooney, Henry Hull, Leslie Fenton, Darryl Hickman, Gene Reynolds
Rating71%
The story opens when a convicted murderer asks to make his confession on the day of his execution. The condemned man is visited by an old friend, Father Flanagan (Spencer Tracy) who runs a home for indigent men in Omaha, Nebraska. When the prison officials suggest that the condemned man owes the state a debt, Father Flanagan witnesses the condemned man's diatribe to prison officials and a reporter that describes his awful plight as a homeless and friendless boy who was a ward in state institutions. After the convicted man asks the officials to leave, Father Flanagan provides some comfort and wisdom. On the train back to Omaha, Father Flanagan is transformed in his humanitarian mission by revelations (echoed in the words) imparted by the condemned man's litany of hardships experienced as a child without friends or family as a ward of the state.
Kidnapped (1938)
, 1h30Directed by Otto Preminger, Alfred L. Werker
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Adventure
Actors Warner Baxter, Freddie Bartholomew, Nigel Bruce, Arleen Whelan, C. Aubrey Smith, Reginald Owen
Roles Ransome
Rating65%
In the late eighteenth century David Balfour's evil uncle arranges for him to be kidnapped and sent to sea where he meets exiled Alan Breck. The two make their way back to Scotland and justice.
Down on the Farm (1938)
, 1h1Directed by Malcolm St. Clair
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Actors Jed Prouty, Spring Byington, Louise Fazenda, Russell Gleason, June Carlson, Florence Roberts
Roles Boy in Drug Store
Rating55%
Love and Hisses (1937)
, 1h22Directed by Sidney Lanfield
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Actors Walter Winchell, Ben Bernie, Simone Simon, Bert Lahr, Joan Davis, Dick Baldwin
Roles Newsboy
Rating60%